When it comes to being a dark-skinned black woman, things are still very much the same, according Viola Davis. So much so that the idea of someone like her playing a character like Annalise Keating on the ABC show “How to Get Away With Murder” is one that is a true rarity. “That being said, when […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday invited 842 members from 59 countries to the Oscars organization and, for the first time, reached gender parity in its new class of inductees. Half of the new invitees to the film academy are women. In 10 of the 17 branches […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director Spike Lee is calling for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, upon detection of a fetal heartbeat. Most studios that have commented have said they’re waiting to see if the so-called “heartbeat” law actually takes effect next year, […]
Tessa Thompson chops it up with the latest issue of Time magazine about representation, female empowerment and what it means to be a queer woman of color navigating Hollywood. “I’ve been really lucky,” she says, “to work with filmmakers like Ryan Coogler who, when they’re trying to write the female experience, empower the women they work […]
“Girls Trip” star Regina Hall tells the New York Times in an exclusive new interview that this current phase of her career “feels like a culmination” and that she “didn’t always want to be the auxiliary character.” But now, with roles in Showtime’s Wall Street satire “Black Monday” and the highly anticipated film comedy “Little,” with Issa Rae as […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Borders says she has resigned as president and CEO of Time’s Up, the gender equality initiative formed last year in response to sexual misconduct allegations in Hollywood. Borders says in statement Monday that she is stepping aside “with deep regret” due to family issues. She didn’t elaborate. Chief Operating Officer […]
Speaking at the Sundance Film Festival this week, Jada Pinkett Smith spoke about why she almost quit acting and the new career path she nearly embarked on. As reported by RollingOut, the 47-year-old actress admitted she lost her “desire” for acting after a while in the biz, and considered stepping away from the spotlight in order to go […]
Regina King has been in Hollywood her whole life. She’s “born and bred” in L.A. and started in entertainment business at nine or ten. She had her big break with 227 when she was 13. King recently declared that everything she produces for the next two years is going to be 50 percent women. She […]
Tiffany Haddish has revealed that when to comes to negotiating her movie contracts, she always commands a “guy’s fee” that she believes she deserves. “You know what they say? ‘A closed mouth don’t get fed.’ And a lot of times we don’t open our mouths because we don’t even really know what we’re supposed to get,” […]
Black Twitter has called on the GUARDS to chop off Tiffany Haddish’s head after her most recent comments about Hollywood’s diversity crisis. Following her Emmy win for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, a People magazine reporter asked the actress to share her thoughts on how Hollywood can tackle its problem of diversity. The “Girls Trip” […]
Will the next Superman be black? It looks like it’s possible! Warner Bros. is reportedly eyeing one of Hollywood’s finest to play the superhero. In this edition of The Culture Grid, we look at Duane and Tisha Martin‘s divorce drama, what Jasmine Guy hated about Whitley, and more! READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: SIGN UP […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was vandalized by someone who scrawled the words “serial rapist” with a marker pen. Los Angeles police found the marred sidewalk star early Tuesday, City News Service reported. The graffiti was similar to vandalism that occurred in 2014 and has since been […]
